Square tube driveline

[northplainsdrifter]

Finally got around to building my new driveline after my shackle reversal. I used 2 1/2x2 1/2 receiver tube for the outside and 2" tube for the inside. I cut a couple of chunks of the inner tube and then ground down the yoke to center the one yoke for the outer part then welded that in. The other yoke I just shimmed it to center and then welded it to the smaller tube. I was lucky that I didn't have to do much grinding or shimming to get everything centered. I welded a bunch of spots on the inner tube then ground them to get a more snug fit. I hope I won't get much noise from it now. If it gets loose I can always put a few more spot welds on again. I can't wait to try it out!






The pics show the yokes off by 90 degrees, I'll just pull it apart and put it in right.

[BREK]

Nice job I doubt you will ever twist that shaft!

[ironman_gq]

make sure and let us know how it works and how bad she vibrates if you take her down the road with the front end locked in

[Mudrat]

Where's the zerk to grease the 'slip joint'

And DO let us know how it works out!!

[Ibby]

Lots of guys in my area use these on their bush rigs. A couple went so far as to weld on a short section of tube at either end so the shaft could be balanced. If seen some sketchy homemade jobs ruin a drivetrain but the balanced ones seem to work quite well.

[northplainsdrifter]

Where's the zerk to grease the 'slip joint'

And DO let us know how it works out!!

I haven't decided if I want to grease it yet. I run in the sand some of the time and I'm thinking it would collect lots of sand since there's no way to keep it out. I rarely, if ever, like most CJ's, run 4 wheel drive on the street so balancing shouldn't be a problem. Almost all of my 4 wheelin is in low range crawlin around. It's when I hit the sand dunes is when I might get vibration as I like to fly off the top of the dunes! Check avatar. I'm hoping to get it together this weekend to try it, that's only if I can get the damn oil leak fixed.

[northplainsdrifter]

I fixed the oil leak and installed the driveline and went for spin around town. I put the hubs in and cruised around at 40-45 and I didn't get any vibration, I couldn't even tell it was there! So far so good. Next weekend I have a Jeep sand rally so that should give it a real test. Can't wait!



Did you notice how clean the oil pan is? NO DAMN LEAKS!

[tufcj]

Needs a paint job. It's the wrong color....

Bob
tufcj

[northplainsdrifter]

It is a 360, I just decided to try and match the Jeep

[Ibby]

Shouldn't your yokes be 90 degrees apart?